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easykay011:
Hello everyone! I wrote GRE last year I scored 149 in Verbal nd 150 in quantitative. Can I use it to apply to grad school? I have a cgpa of 3.37/4.0 in Biochemistry. Scored 94 in TOEFL (without Scoring less than 20 in any).
What's my chance of gaining admission? The annoying most of these schools do not even write their minimum GRE scores required on their websites.

First of all, no one here can tell you your chance of getting into a school. Direct this question to the grad coordinator of your program. He/she will be able to tell you what the average stats of their incoming students look like.

2. The requirements of each school and program are different. Ask the coordinator or any professor in the department about the score requirement of they are not published online.

3. Yes. You can apply to graduate school with those scores. But then, see number 1.

Cheers!

Edit: Apparently, someone else has answered this. I never knew at the time of writing this.

Chapecoense:
Hey, unfortunately Iam not flying August 1st. Please do post pictures, share ur experience and do a review, It'd be really cool. I intend to do same too..
Cheers bro.

No wahala, Chief. I will do that.

Is anybody travelling to JFK through Egypt Air on August 1st? Let's connect. Send me a PM.

I intend to write about the experience and share photos. Maybe even do some reviews.

Coloniel5000:
I have an undergraduate CGPA of 3.19/5 will I be able to hit 3.0/4 when it been evaluated?

You can use www.foreigncredits.com to get a free conversion. 3.0 on 4.0 scale is about 3.2 on the 5.0 scale. So check it out and see for yourself.

thebosstrevor:
but dat is a Mercedes Benz in the video it seems Mercedes Benz is a client of TAC

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2833895/CEO-armored-car-company-sits-car-employee-shoots-fires-12-rounds-AK-47.html[left][/left]

The client is not Mercedes Benz. The client is the owner of a Mercedes Benz SUV. TAC armors all manner of car brands. Your link reinforced my point.

That's not the CEO of Mercedes Benz. If you watch the video again you will see TAC in the middle banner and the flag of Texas on the right. That is Texas Armouring Corporation. Apparently, that's TAC advertising their service, not Mercedes Benz.

I expected to see the signature green colour that has come to represent anything naija since we are talking about naija car lover. Instead, I saw a purple color. Not nice for me.

Secondly, which is more important. What's that Davido and Flavor post doing up there? Initially, I thought it was a post about Davido's GLE but I just saw that it doesn't relate in anyway with the theme of the blog. Stick to a proposition and let's know you for that.

tizentos:
Greetings,greatest Nlanders

Graduate program in view: MSC electrical engineering( spring or fall 2018)

I need your invaluable insights on these schools.

Stevens Institute of Technology,
Penn state univ,
UT Austin,
Stanford Univ ( targeting a scholarship specifically for their prospective graduate student).

Other schools am also considering are,

Montana state univ,
UT Knoxville,
Michigan tech (free app tinz)
Duke.

Your suggestions will be highly welcomed. Ur boy needs your epp o.

Regards.

Don't let that free application from Michigan Tech deceive you. Michigan Tech will not fund your masters. I will advise you apply for a PhD. And even when you do, don't hold your breath. Apply to another school in its place so you won't Jonz at the end of the day. Cheers!

OluDare01:
Bros I'm busy right now.
Weekend please

Bro. I sent you a mail. It's been about a week now. Abeg help me respond to this. God bless you. Enjoy your week.

Abeg house, how good is the chance of getting a visa with a Pre-masters Program? Any advice?

Senatorbee:
I need schools that will accept unofficial document to issue admission so as to minimize financial resourses.
I have searched through Google but only see university that offer the course at undergraduate level and receive unofficial documents. your recommendations will be highly appreciated

I don't know if they have your course but I know for sure that these schools accept scanned copies.

1. Michigan Tech. (don't apply if funding is a top priority and you are going for Masters. School is stingy. Maybe PhD sha)
2. Ohio University, Oxford
3. New Mexico state university
4. North Carolina A&T
5. TAMUK.

Cheers.

shabol54:
Thanks alot for the tips, really appreciate. He has work experience in his field. You've been rly helpful

You are welcome.

shabol54:
Hello everyone, please a friend is looking at going for a masters degree in either Environmental Health /Mgt, public health or chemistry. Please what are his chances of getting admitted to schools like ETSU, MTSU, Minnesota state uni as his UG CGPA is quite low, I advised him to prepare well, write and ace GRE. He holds B. Tech in Applied Chemistry CGPA 2.56/5
IELTS 6.5
Please your advice in this regard will be highly appreciated......

Cc: lagosismyHome, texrem, oludare01, walspring

In my opinion,
1. Your friend needs to score high in the GRE to boost his profile. By high, I mean Q and V scores that are over 155 to get a good chance.
2. He should also give a compelling reason as to why he merely escaped a third class in his SOP. The keyword here is compelling.
3.To be truthful, you don't really know what your chances are when you apply. You just ensure you meet most or all of the requirements and keep praying.
4. Does he have research or work experience? If he does, he can start talking to any of the lecturers in those chemistry departments before applying.

Cheers!

Hushee:
Congrats Bro

Thanks a lot.

phdmscbsc:
thanks, and congratulations.
great ife!

Thanj you so much. Great!!

Drocks:
congrats bro. Very articulate transcript!

Thank you very much

Shoaze:
Please what is IVY League

Ivy League schools are schools like Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, etc. They are top schools in the US.

Ndawe:
Update: Also full funding has come in from Tennessee Tech and I have the luxury of making a choice now. For those still awaiting decisions, please do not give up just yet; that's why I'm providing these updates. Delay is not denial. I wish us all the best

I'm also going to Tennessee Tech for Fall. I sent you a PM. Please kindly respond.

towbaynah:
Top guy! Congrats, bro. And thanks for the tips.

You are welcome sir. The pleasure is all mine.

mjksho:
Let me book a space here for when I tell my success story this Fall.
Looking forward to plenty funding this year.

Throwback to when this part was started. Dreams do come true. Waiting for God to complete what he has started.

To follow the tradition of this great section on Nairaland, I will share my transcript with the hope that this might help someone someday.

Here we go, I arrived Walter Carrington at 5:50am as I have booked for the 6:30 window. With what I have heard from previous transcripts as per 'shunting' the queue, I just quickly used style to get to the front of the people gathered there since they have not lined up.

6:30 came and I was number 10 on the queue. No wahala. Prechecks done and I'm still number 10 on the line to see VO.

My time came and I was made to stand at Window 5, the second person to be interviewed by the very young and beautiful VO. She denied the first person after like 7 minutes. The Asian guy had denied 2 already and was drilling the 3rd guy. I was not even bothered. I kept looking at my Oxblood brogues and Pepper red trousers with one hand inside my suit jacket, forming lady killer. My time came eventually.

VO: Good morning
Me: (with the most sincere smile in the world as VO na fine white lady) Good morning, how are you doing?

VO: (She smiles back and my heart skipped a beat) Pass me your passport, Sevis receipt and I-20.
VO: What school are you going to?
Me: Tennessee Tech, Cookeville

VO: Where did you do your undergraduate
Me: OAU

VO: When?
Me: mentioned it

VO: What course did you study?
Me: Chemical Engineering

VO: What degree are you getting?
Me: Masters in Chemical engineering with a focus on renewable energy.

VO: Did you do any exams?
Yes: GRE and IELTS.

VO: How many schools did you apply to?
Me: Five

VO: what are your scores?
Me: told her.

VO: What will this degree do for you?
Me: (Took a deep breath because I was ready to download ) First of all, a masters degree in Chemical engineering is a requirement to take up a lecturing job at OAU where I intend to lecture upon graduation. (VO nods in agreement). Secondly, a masters degree in this school will expose me to research on Microbial Fuel Cell technology which is far better than Biomass Gasification which is what is the case where I currently work. Fuel cells are cleaner, bla bla bla.

VO: Where do you work?
Me: mentioned it. A renewable energy firm.

VO: What are your duties?
Me: ( something wey I put for my DS-160 by myself) I monitor key indicators like BOD, greenhouse gases, etc. I write technical report on this and that. I also conduct EIA on New projects.

VO pauses to ask colleague something. I don't know if it's about my case. But me no care, I didn't stop looking at her any point so she go know say I dey her case. She comes back after a minute.

VO: who is sponsoring you?
Me: my dad

VO: what does he do?
Me: mentioned it.

VO: Do you have a relative in the US?
Me: No.

VO: I'll be... (I couldnt hear anything)...3 days.

She brought out white paper from a pile nearby. I just smiled at her and left.


My advice:

1. Don't rush to answer questions. Calm down. When you are calm, you will be able to articulate your thoughts. Even though I'm naturally articulate, I took short pauses before answering. The interview is not as bad as many have painted it to be.

2. All these USnews and google stuff don cast. The chinese guy drilled someone on this. I think saying you found your schools in some professional journal is way better.

3. If your school fee is very high and the school is not Ivy League level, be prepared to defend it especially if you have no scholarship. Chinese guy also drilled someone on it. The guy was clueless.

4. Don't pay attention to people being denied when you enter that room. Face your front. You know why you are there.

5. Don't cram your answers. You may forget. Rehearsing your answers is what helps.

6. Believe in something. I believe in God, prayer, and preparation. I fasted and prayed for grace because I don't want shocking questions. Believing in God helped me to stay confident even though I was prepared.

7. Refer somebody here. I probably wouldn't have known how best to answer some questions if I had not found this room. I have read over 40 transcripts here.
God bless all of you here.


Congratulations to you, I hope you will find my transcript useful for you. Your success is around the corner. Cheers.

happyday:
Yipeee! Congrats man!! God bless your new journey.

Thank you so much man.

Visa approved. 6:30 am. Lagos. Transcript loading.

happyday:
Greatest gbogbo!! You guys really hugged White House, no be small.

Gbogbo! Lol. We hugged them that year and they did us strong thing. That kinda strong thing that will make you pray for at least a 40 E or 45 D in a bulky four unit course like Organic Chemistry. Well sha, all na story today.

sirRiddy:
Oh! I knew many people who I lived in final year around. Anishere and crazy KEO. I sent you a pm.

Knowing those guys lasan, you are family. Their rooms were below mine in 2014 in Awo Block 8. I stayed at the Med Floor. PM answered Sir.

sirRiddy:
Haha, white house courses were quite fine for me even though many complained about them.
From what you wrote, you were in an engineering program which are more difficult than
Computer Science where I graduated from. All those MEE courses that gave students hell lol.
Grateful I did not have to face them
What year and department did you graduate from? Mine was CS, 2014 instead of 2013 (ASUU wahala)

You, brother are a dodger of bullets. Part 1 was a smooth sail in White House but part 3 when we resumed those 4 units CHM courses was like the holocaust. 4 pointers were dropping like the dollar. I finished from Chemical Engineering. The same set with you. ASUU, NASU, FJay crisis, our set was unlucky. We escaped strike in only 400L. Chances are that I will even know your face, except you are one of those efikos that don't show up in faculty lectures

sirRiddy:
LOL. Got C in TPD and D or E in CVE 401.
I was a gangster in undergrad, only liked my CS, Maths and Economics courses.

Hehehehe. So I still try. I had B in all the Spider courses, na only those White House Chemistry courses chop my GP like Indomie. CSC 201 and 208 was good for me too. That Yeye Fortran we do that time. 10 people per PC at Intecu.

sirRiddy:
No one cares about your performance in technical writing (CVE 401 or TPD 101 in Ife).

I found this to be very true. But that TPD 101 na pure water. If you don't get an A, you will probably never get an A in Tech.

texazzpete:
Joke's on you. That picture in the OP is a concept render produced by a forum member and NOT any render of the proposed Pickup (Model P naming convention is just conjecture).

Tesla's track record is stellar when it comes to design of their existing vehicles (Roadster, Model S, Model X, upcoming Model 3).


You may need to brush up on your own comprehension skills

No. The joke is on you. You veered off course by mentioning Model S when the subject was model P and now you are talking about all the other lineups.

Personally, I don't think the design is bad. But it just doesn't fit the mean image of the likes of F-150 and Tundra that we already have in our heads.

olite93:
pure loser!!! dats wat u are. sabi somtin u no gree sabi. make somtin u no gree make. oya admit d truth, u no gree admit. mehn u z a pure loser

You know you didn't have to call him a loser right? Someone expressed his opinion. Just disagree and go. Name calling won't make your opinion valid.